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Template:Infobox language Magadhi Prakrit (Māgadhī) is of one of the three Dramatic Prakrits, the written languages of Classical-Medieval India following the decline of Pali. It was a vernacular Middle Indo-Aryan language, replacing earlier Vedic Sanskrit.[1]
History and overview
Magadhi Prakrit was spoken in the eastern Indian subcontinent, in a region spanning what is now eastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal.[2][3] Associated with the ancient Magadha, it was spoken in present-day Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and eastern Uttar Pradesh under various apabhramsha dialects,[4] and used in some Prakrit dramas to represent vernacular dialogue. It is believed to be the language spoken by the important religious figures Gautama Buddha and Mahavira[5] and was also the language of the courts of the Magadha Mahajanapada and the Maurya Empire; some of the Edicts of Ashoka were composed in it.[3][6]
Magadhi Prakrit later evolved into the Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, categorised into four groups:[7][8]
References
- ↑ [{{{url}}} The Indo-Aryan Languages]. Routledge.
- ↑ Magadhi / Magahi. lsi.gov.in. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1926)
- ↑ The Languages of India: Being a Reprint of the Chapter on Languages{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India(1903)
- ↑ Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India: To Wit, Hindi, Panjabi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, and Bangali{{#if:Beames|, Beames}. Cambridge University Press(2012). ISBN 978-1-139-20887-1
- ↑ The Wonder that was India{{#if:Bashan|, Bashan}. Picador(2004)
- ↑ South Asian folklore: an encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2003)
- ↑ The Indo-Aryan Languages{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(26 July 2007). ISBN 978-1-135-79711-9
External links
- Jain Agams (archived)
- Jainism in Buddhist Literature (archived)
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